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Throwing it back to @grahamhuds0n 's "Rehearsal at the Astoria" exhibit at what was once called The Jones Arthouse..truly magical experience..#mindshift1 #grahamhudson #rehearsalattheastoria #sxsw #thejonesarthouse #austintexas (at The Contemporary Austin-Jones Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9pt7sLljab/?igshid=62xn07ccun0k

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Artist Tutorial - Graham Hudson

Today, I was working on my drawing unit artwork and starting to think about outcomes as we have to produce 5 in total.

Graham was interested in the original water bottle photocopy that I did a few weeks ago as it produced a ghostly appearance. He felt that it has an ephemeral affect. (Ephemeral means lasting for a very short time) The work I had done after the bottle was trying to remove its identity and abstract it. Graham thought that it wasn't always necessary to abstract when the photocopy was visually appealing in its simplicity.

I also wanted to ask him what his thoughts were about audience interaction and the value of others thoughts on your work. The illustration he used, which I quite liked, was that you have a vast field, and you plant seeds of ideas and artwork that begins to grow. We are in control of their food and how much attention we give them. However, we cannot control the weather. Wind will come and affect the field but you have to embrace the fact that we cannot control everything but instead to embrace it. Everyone's interpretation of your work is correct. Their pre-existing knowledge would be different to mine so their version is correct for them and therefore valid. 

He also focused on the point of the idea should dominate the art, image or process. So far I have been leading with process. Now I must think about:

From the images produced, what do I associate them with?

Are there any artists who produce work which is aesthetically similar? And if so, what were their influences and ideas?

Will scale make a difference to an idea?

Thinking about sequences, do they even have to make sense?